• The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is an historical fiction novel by British author David Mitchell published by Sceptre in 2010. It is set during the...
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    descendant of Jacob de Zoet, the protagonist from The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. The band's first single "Darkroom" is played on the radio by Bat...
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    leven en werk van de grondlegger van de Europese Japanologie. Leiden. Mitchell, David (2010). The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. London. Nederland's...
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  • in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Doctor Iris Marinus-Fenby is the Horologist generally known as Marinus, a primary character in The Thousand Autumns...
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  • implied to be a descendant of Captain Penhaligon of the British frigate Phoebus in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Jonny's sister Fern appears...
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    from the Silence of Autism. Novels Ghostwritten (1999) number9dream (2001) Cloud Atlas (2004) Black Swan Green (2006) The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet...
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  • the protection of Nagi Sanzenin in the Hayate the Combat Butler series Shiranui, a fictional mountain and shrine in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet...
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  • by James Clavell Teito Gendan by Hiroshi Aramata The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell (author) Pacific Overtures Ansatsu ("Assassin")...
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    character in the novel The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet is loosely based on Hendrik Doeff. VOC Opperhoofden in Japan List of Westerners who visited...
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    Berry. - The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (2010) - winner of the 2011 Commonwealth Writers' Prize regional prize, long-listed for the Booker Prize...
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  • she's a descendant of Con Twomey (the false name of Fiacre Muntervary), a character in The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet. Lively, Adam (8 August 1999)...
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    a Tuesday when the bay is normally closed to tourists. Obama's reading list for the trip included The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell...
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    Joshua Cristall for breaking up. The Nagasaki Harbour Incident plays a role in the novel The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. However,...
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  • The following is a list of winners and shortlisted authors of the Booker Prize for Fiction. The prize has been awarded each year since 1969 to the best...
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  • 2010 in literature (category Years of the 21st century in literature)
    (January) Davud Michie - The Magician of Lhasa David Mitchell – The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet (June 29) Martin Mosebach – What Was Before Anirban Mukherjee...
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  • Murasaki Shikibu, 11th century The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell (Dutch trading concession with Japan in the late 18th century) Heike...
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    in Japan during the burgeoning pre-Meiji years.] Dutch missions to Edo Rangaku – Dutch studies The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Historigraphical...
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  • Walter Scott Prize (category 2010 establishments in the United Kingdom)
    000, it is one of the largest literary awards in the UK. The award was created by the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked...
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    2010: The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet by David Mitchell. The main character relies on an interpreter to conquer the heart of his beloved. The story...
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  • Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics (category 2001 establishments in the United States)
    The Audie Award for Literary Fiction or Classics is one of the Audie Awards presented annually by the Audio Publishers Association (APA). It awards excellence...
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  • presented a number of prizes between 1987 and 2011. The main award was called the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and was composed of two prizes: the Best Book Prize...
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  • Mystery Readers International, the award is named for the "mystery cat" of T. S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. The award is given in four categories—best...
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  • 2010 Man Booker Prize (category 2010 awards in the United Kingdom)
    The 2010 Booker Prize for Fiction was awarded at a ceremony on 12 October 2010. The Man Booker longlist of 13 books was announced on 27 July, and was narrowed...
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